Garmin Connect does a great job of collecting my data. But, after my data is collected, it doesn't provide very much useful information other than when to switch out my shoes or how many miles I've [run/swam/biked/etc...]. There is a lot more feedback that it provides, but I want to move to the next stage in data analytics. I'd like to see this evolve into what google does with it's data. Basically, they transform "data" into "information".
Here's a perfect world for me with Garmin at my side: I wake up in the morning and go for a run. After my run, my Garmin device uploads the information to Garmin connect. From there, an app on my phone provides me with a pop up saying "hey, I noticed you ran X miles today. How did you feel? move the slider bar to indicate the level of effort you exerted". From there, it "could" ask me, based on my preferences, "how much weight did you lose on that run? What did you eat last night? was it heavy in carbs/protein/fat? did you drink a lot of alcohol last night? Are you dealing with any pain / potential injuries?" You get the idea. There could be a preference setting with a bunch of "opt in" questions that it asks me that I set and would like to be asked after my workout.
Once this information is input, Garmin could take my exercise data and collected information and provide feedback on things like: "based on your workout and what others are doing similar to your profile, we expect that you could run your next race in X time." Or, "based on your running data and feedback, we notice that you may be overtraining. Here's why: you put in a lot of miles last week with a perceived level that was moderate and now you're running the same distance / pace but a perceived level that's harder. We suggest you might want to dial it back a little or you've been losing about a pound a day for the past few days. You might not be getting in enough calories for the amount of exercise you're putting in.
With the vast collection of data that Garmin has, it should be fairly easy to compare my running with hundreds of other runners out there and provide some highly intelligent and useful information for me.
Lastly, Garmin could say "You've indicated that your next race is XXXXX. With your permission and the permission of others, there are a few people in your area that are running about the same distance / pace as you and have indicated that they're also running XXXXX race. Would you like to be introduced to them? Mr. XXXX is our running ambassador in your area and is leading a run Saturday morning. Would you like us to put you on the attendee list? There are X number of people signed up for the run and X of them are running at or around your pace.
Yes, I understand there are legal issues and privacy concerns, but this could be an "opt in" or extra paid service that I'd be willing to pay for if it could give me useful "information" instead of just raw "data".